EEOC Sues American Addiction Centers for Pregnancy Discrimination
Dallas — Dallas-based Greenhouse Outpatient Center and its parent company, American Addiction Centers, violated federal law when they fired a Behavioral Health Technician after she…
EEOC Sues Enlivant/Assisted Living Concepts for Disability Discrimination
Dallas — Assisted Living Concepts, LLC d/b/a Enlivant and North Brook Place, a national owner and operator of senior living facilities, violated federal law by…
Former Utah nurse pleads guilty to stealing painkillers and infecting seven patients with hepatitis C
A former Utah nurse pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges, admitting that she stole hospital painkillers and infected seven patients with a rare strain of…
Pharmaceutical Company Targeting Elderly Victims Admits to Paying Kickbacks, Resolves Related False Claims Act Violations
The Department of Justice announced that Avanir Pharmaceuticals (Avanir), a pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Aliso Viejo, California, has been charged for paying kickbacks to a…
Five Defendants, Including Two Medical Doctors, Charged As Part of Northeast Regional Healthcare Fraud Takedown
Four individuals, including two doctors, a pharmacist who had previously lost his license and been excluded from participating in the Medicaid and Medicare programs and…
Authorities Investigating Claims of Abuse at Nursing Home in NJ
Authorities are investigating claims that an elderly woman was severely beaten at a nursing home in Westfield.
Propane leak, partial evacuation at Washington nursing home
A propane leak caused a partial evacuation at a nursing home in Yakima, Washington.
NJ Suspends License of Nursing Home Aide Charged with Manslaughter
Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced that the State Board of Nursing temporarily suspended the certification of a homemaker-home…
Creating Awareness of a Culture of Compliance Podcast
David Barmak, JD, CEO of Med-Net Concepts, LLC, discusses creating awareness of a culture of compliance with Jeannine LeCompte, Compliance Research Specialist at Med-Net Concepts,…
Federal Healthcare Fraud Takedown in Northeastern US Results in Charges against 48 Individuals
The Justice Department announced a coordinated healthcare fraud enforcement action across seven federal districts in the Northeastern United States, involving more than $800 million in…